Railboad-tie



J. D. LIDDELL.

RAILRDAD TIE.

APPLICATION HLED mlm, 1912.

1,049,882. Patented Jan. 7,1913.

- l /fw ff UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE JOHN lIII). LIDDELL, OF RICHFIELDpIDAI-IO.

RAILROAD-TIE.

Speccaton of Lettersyl'atent.

Patented Jan. 7, 1913.

Application filed March 9, 1912. Serial No. 682,576.

To all whom t may concern:

` Be itknown' that I, JOHN D. LIDDELL, a

citizen of thel United States, residing at Richeld,.in the county of Lincoln and State of Idaho, have invented certain-new and useful Improvements in Railroad-Ties, of which Vthe following 4is a specication, ret'- erence being had thereinto the accompanying drawing. i

AThis invention" relates to railroad rails and the prfrcipal object of the same is to so condruct the rail -that the rail will be` prevented from creeping on a down grade.

The rail is provided with transversely.

extending' ribs which extend acrossthe full width of the base and fit between the ribs formed upon a plate which is mounted upon the railroad tie so that the rail will be se' curely fastened to the tie and cannot possibly creep without the whole track moving.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a side'elevaticn of a rail withv the lower portion andthe tie upon which it.

is mounted shown in section. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the improved mail.. Fig. y is a perspective view of the plate which is mounted upon the tie.

This invention comprises a plate 10 which isf provided with the beveled sides 11 and 12.

The plate'is provided with a shoulder 1,3

'at one side from which there extend the transversely extending ribs 14. The plateis provided with openings 15 through which securing spikes pass so that the rail 16 may be secured t the plate. The rail is vprovided upon its bas ing ribs 17 which extend the-full Width of the rail and which are of such size tlfat they will tit snugly between the ribs 14.-

4It should be noted-that the ribs 14 are provided with the shoulders 18, so that the vith the transversely extend-A rail will be braced against side play when resting upon the plate with the .ribs 17 fitting between the ribs 14. .These ribs 17 are provided throughout the entire length of the rail so that the tie does not have to be placed' at any certain spot as would `be the case it' the ribs 17 were at certain places along the length of the rail.

-When in use the't-ies are laid in the track bed in the ordinary mannen' and the plates '10.are secured to the ties adjacent each end.`

The rails'restupon the plates withthe ribs 17 .fitting between the ribs 14. The securing spikes are then driven through the openings 15 and the rails and 'plates will be secured to thev ties. It will be seen that the rail cannot creep without the entire track section moving since the rails are secured to the ties and cannot move independent of the ties.

- What is claimed is The combination of a-rail plate adapted to be rigidly connected with a tie and having a longitudinally extending shoulder formed at'one sideof said plate, transversely extending ribs extending from said shoulder to the opposite side of said plate, said ribs being relatively deep and provided with straight side Walls, and abutlrnent shoulders formed at the outer ends of said` ribs, with va rail having transversely extending ribsA l:formed u on. its basel sald ribs beiner rela- 

